Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1901 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

By an explosion of nitro-glyeerin at the Giant Powder Company’s works, five miles from A’ictoria, B. C., John Fenton and George Phillips were killed. The men were standing outside the building When the explosion occurred. The German steamer Barcelona, which arrived iu New York from Hamburg via Halifax, N. S., brought into port the captain and fourteen seamen of the Russian bark Cuba, which was abandoned at sea in latitude 40:30, longitude 13:10, in a dismasted and water-logged condition. At a mining camp near Nacosan, Mexico, Tom Barnes, nn American, and Chris Morales, a Mexican, fought a 43-rotmd battle under London prize ring rules. Both .were fearfully punished in the three hours’ fight, which grew out of a quarrel over the affections of a young Mexican girl. Merida advices show that a battle has been fought between Maya rebel Indians nud Mexican troops twenty-five miles from rebel headquarters. Eight hundred Indians armed with muskets attacked the Sixth battalion, which held its ground, though outnumbered, aud inflicted a heavy loss on the enemy. The battleship AA’isconsin, which was constructed at the Union iron works, Sun Francisco, has been formally placed in commission. Captain Reider taking command for the government and Irving M. Scott acting for the Union iron works. The usual ceremonies were observed. About 300 marines were placed on the AVisconsfn. Bradstreet’s says: “Business ns a whole has been of a larger volume this week. Cold and stormy weather has unquestionably stimulated retail business in boots, shoes, rubber goods and clothing. Woolens are slow of sale and the squeeze in raw cotton, though temporary, has not helped converters, who have to pay more for their material, but get no more for their finished products. Heavy cuts in rubber goods point to coming sharp competition in this industry. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 3,779,100 bushels, against 4,838,078 bushels last week and 2,734,937 bushels in the corresponding week of 1900. Corn exports aggregate 2,487,707 bushels, against 3,972,152 bushels last weeß and 3,598,902 bushels in this week a year ago. Failures in the United States for the last week of January number 238, as against 281 last week and 171 a year ago. Canadian failures number 27, aa compared with 31 a year ago.”